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Scriptural Daily Morning Prayer Series
Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 24, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: Isaiah 45:2 "I will go before you and will level the mountains I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron." Yes Lord, go before us now.
1. Heavenly Father, we rise this morning not with the weight of the world on our shoulders but with our hands lifted to you because you are the lifter of our heads, Psalm 3, the one who never sleeps nor slumbers, Psalm 121:4. The God of impossible things, we come to you with open hearts and trembling spirits, asking you to do what only you can, unblock the blessings you have prepared for us.
We don't come demanding; we come surrendered. We come seeking not just your hand but your heart. We come confessing that we've tried to force open doors that were only meant to be touched by you. We've relied on our own understanding instead of trusting you completely. But no more this morning, we lay it all at your feet, Lord.
2.Forgive us for the ways we've doubted, for the bitterness that crept into our souls while we waited, for the jealousy that whispered lies when others were blessed, for the impatience that caused us to question your love. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us, Psalm 51:10. Purge us of every hidden resentment and every seed of unbelief. Wash us in the blood of the Lamb and make us ready not just to receive but to honor the blessings you are preparing to pour out.
Because you are faithful, you have not forgotten us. You see us in the secret place, the late nights of prayer, the silent tears, the moments we gave in private with no recognition. And you promised in Matthew 6:6 that your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. So we hold on to that promise this morning, God.
We ask you to remove every spiritual blockage, anything in the unseen realm that has been hindering the release of what you have ordained for us. Pull down the strongholds just as you promised in 2 Corinthians 10:4. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world; on the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Demolish them now, Lord.
Every curse spoken against us, every generational burden we were never meant to carry, every lie of the enemy that told us we were disqualified, unworthy, forgotten - let it all be shattered in the light of your truth. For we are chosen, loved, called, appointed for such a time as this. And your word in Psalm 84:11 declares, "No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly."
3.So today, we walk with you step by step, breath by breath. We walk in the awareness of your nearness. Surround us, Lord, with your protection. Let Psalm 91 become the fortress we dwell in, not just words but a living promise etched into every moment of our day. "He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in Him I will trust," Psalm 91:1-2.
Yes, we trust you even when the answer takes time, even when the silence feels long, even when the blessing is wrapped in layers of delay. We trust that your timing is perfect and your ways are higher than ours, Isaiah 55:9. We surrender our timeline, our expectations, our version of how the blessing should come. And we rest in the truth that your plan is always better.
Let today be the day that the heavens begin to open. Let today be the day that angels are dispatched on our behalf, that divine alignments take place, that hearts are softened, that favor begins to flow. Let the Spirit of God go before us into every conversation, every opportunity, every challenge, and every hidden corner where our blessings have been held back. Move, Lord, move mightily.
You are the God who parts seas, who brings water from rocks, who feeds thousands with a few loaves of bread and fish, who opens wombs long thought barren, who raises dead things back to life. We believe you can do the same for us.
Now, Father, we pray for guidance. Guide our steps with your wisdom. Make straight the paths before us, Proverbs 3:6. Silence the voices of confusion and bring clarity where there was once fog. Let the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:7.
4. We ask you, Lord, to send divine helpers into our lives, people with the keys to doors we couldn't open, people who carry wisdom, opportunity, and blessing - not by chance but by divine appointment. You are a God who orders our steps, Psalm 37:23. And so we ask, order them today with precision and purpose.